Posted by ABBY on April 18, 19101 at 16:25:19:
DEAR LAYFIELD FAMILY MEMBER
I AM WORKING ON MY FAMILY HISTORY AND IF YOU CAN GIVE ME A BIT OF HELP.
MY FATHER WAS MAURICE LAYFIELD ……B.1943-D1985……LAST LIVING IN NEW ROCHELLE, NY..
HIS PARENTS WHERE NOT FROM THE AREA .
I HAVE A UNIQUE YET COMMON SITUATION…MY FAMILY IS AFRICAN AMERICAN AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE GOTTEN ALOT OF HELP AND REASEARCH INFO FROM THE LAYFIELDs ON LINE ,WHO ARE GREAT GROUP THAT HAVE LINKED UP ALL OVER THE CONTRY THEY ARE ALL WHITE………………I.HAVE FOUND 3 OTHER AFRICAN AMERICANS SO FAR, AND THEY ALL LIVE IN OTHER STATES AND HAVE VERY LITTLE INFO ABOUT THEIR FAMILY..…..AT THIS POINT I AM LOOKING FOR A POSSIBLRE POINT OF ORIGIN…A PLACE WHERE THERE MAY BE A LARGE NUMBER
IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO PROVIDE ME WITH SOME BASIC INFORMATION …..I WOULD BE VERY GREATFUL
ARE YOU AFRICAN AMERICAN?--------------
*if not you can find some layfield family history at….myfamily.com….the site is called “layfield lane”….a great group with lots of info and pictures…..get in touch
WHAT STATE IS YOUR FAMILY FROM?-----------
DO MANY STILL RESIDE THERE?----------------
ANY OTHER INFO YOU WISH TO GIVE ME WILL BE HELPFUL,
I AM LOOKING AT THE TIME PERIOD OF THE 1940’S AT THIS POINT , SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN PROVIDE ME WITH INFO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW……THEY ARE A GREAT SOURCE OF FAMILY HISTORY AND BETTER THAN ANY DATABASE CAN PROVIDE…..THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME…….PLS E-MAIL ME BACK AT…….COCCINELLA777@AOL.COM